M&A Integration Lead (Contract) – Hybrid, London

Altum Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Altum Consulting is recruiting an Interim M&A Manager in Central London to lead and coordinate integration projects for a global technology business. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) and initially 6 months, outside IR35.

You will manage multiple workstreams, governance and senior stakeholder engagement across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, and Operations, ensuring delivery against tight timelines and clear accountability.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience, ideally gained within a complex Technology, Professional Services or corporate environment.
• Experience managing complex project deliverables across M&A activity (pre/post).
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior leadership.
• Experience working across multiple functions, teams and international locations.
• The ability to quickly understand complex business requirements and translate these into clear actions and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate M&A integration projects from planning through to delivery.
• Develop and maintain detailed integration plans, timelines, milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate multiple functional workstreams, ensuring dependencies, risks and actions are clearly identified and managed.
• Own project governance.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Operations and other corporate functions.
• Ensure project deliverables are clearly defined, assigned and delivered against agreed timelines.
• Manage project meetings, ensuring actions are captured, followed up and completed.
• Identify potential risks, issues and dependencies and drive appropriate resolution.
• Provide clear and concise updates to senior leadership on progress, key risks and areas requiring decisions.
• Support the integration of acquired businesses into existing systems, processes and operating models.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration between the acquired business and the wider organisation.
• Maintain a strong focus on delivery, accountability and execution throughout the integration lifecycle.

Skills

Project management

M&A integrations

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Multinational collaboration

Job description

Altum Consulting is recruiting an Interim M&A Manager in Central London to lead and coordinate integration projects for a global technology business. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) and initially 6 months, outside IR35.

You will manage multiple workstreams, governance and senior stakeholder engagement across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, and Operations, ensuring delivery against tight timelines and clear accountability.